The Bodhisattva

Hell Yes!

I just announced a contest over at Fantasybookspot.com that will give one lucky winner a chance to walk away with China Mieville’s latest Un Lun Dun signed by the China-man himself.

The synopsis:

What is Un Lun Dun you ask?

“It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too-including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an ordinary house, carnivorous giraffes stalk the streets, and a dark cloud dreams of burning the world. It is a city awaiting its hero, whose coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a talking book.

When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba find a secret entrance leading out of London and into this strange city, it seems that the ancient prophecy is coming true at last. But then things begin to go shockingly wrong.”

I’m reading Un Lun Dun now, but my reading has been slow and I think you will all see why in the next couple of weeks as the fruit of my labors - busting ass on some interviews and reviews - will see the light, but this is China Mieville, so this is essentially a chance to get something free any fookin (thanks Hal) cool person was going to buy anyway.

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Don’t let your kid be the lame with just Harry Potter in his book bag - China sniffers beat up your potterhead kids - put it on a bumpsticker.

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